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World Relief responds directly to the world's most complex humanitarian crises.

Darfur, Sudan

World Relief's response focuses on the communities of Um Tagouk, Azirni and Sanidadi in war-torn West Darfur:

In 2008, World Relief's feeding centers provided nourishing food - plumpynut and corn soya blend - to thousands of vulnerable children under 5 and their mothers.

Two health clinics supported by World Relief in Um Tagouk and Sanidadi provided essential medical services for thousands of people; a World Relief doctor and public health expert provided

El tercer trimestre de 2008 ha sido especialmente virulento en materia de desastres de componente natural. La temporada de huracanes en el Caribe ha sido muy dura y los monzones en Asia también han tenido efectos demoledores sobre las poblaciones vulnerables. Y ello ha coincidido con la constatación de que la crisis económica y financiera era más grave de lo anunciado por algunos, y de que sus consecuencias van a ser de largo plazo y de dimensiones imprevisibles.

Y ha sido muy triste ver cómo para responder a la crisis financiera -no lo olvidemos, originada por la codicia de algunas

GLIDE No. TC-2008-000143

Period covered by this Ops Update: 6 October 2008 to 18 November 2008.

Appeal target (current): CHF 2,010,991 (USD 1,828,173 or EUR 1,243,656)

Appeal coverage: 67%

Appeal history:

- This Emergency Appeal was initially launched on a preliminary basis on 9 September 2008 for CHF 1,802,093 (USD 1,638,300 or EUR 1,115,850) for six months to assist 25,000 beneficiaries.

- An allocation from the Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) for CHF 25,000 (USD 23,809 or EUR 15,291) was made

HIGHLIGHTS

- Tropical Storm Paloma is now a Category 1 hurricane and is heading towards the Cayman Islands and Cuba.

- In Haiti, humanitarian efforts continue in Baie d'Orange, in the South-East commune of Belle Anse, following the identification of a pocket of severe malnutrition on 28-29 October by Oxfam GB and Terre des Hommes. In Grande Anse, five people died because of flooding on 27 and 28 October.

REGIONAL OVERVIEW

1. Tropical Storm Paloma has now transformed into the seventh Hurricane of the season and is heading towards the Cayman

LONDON(JIS): Sunday, October 19, 2008 - Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Burchell Whiteman, will hand over a cheque for =A310,000 (more than one million Jamaican dollars) to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) next week.

This represents the second portion of the more than =A323,000 ($3 million) that to date, has been donated to the Jamaican High Commission's recovery fund that was set up on September 5, in the wake of Tropical Storm Gustav, which severely affected the island on August 29.

The High Commission's Fund will go to

The recent sharp increase in food prices should have benefited millions of poor people who make their living from agriculture. However, decades of misguided policies by developing country governments on agriculture, trade, and domestic markets - often promoted by international financial institutions and supported by donor countries - have prevented poor farmers and rural workers from reaping the benefits of higher commodity prices. As a result, the crisis is hurting poor producers and consumers alike, threatening to reverse recent progress on poverty

HIGHLIGHTS

- World cereal production in 2008 is forecast to increase 4.9 percent to a record 2 232 million tonnes, considerably up from earlier predictions after better than expected results from the major harvests gathered in the past two months.

- Based on the latest production forecast, a significant improvement in the global supply and demand balance for cereals in the 2008/09 season can be expected. Even allowing for a larger increase in utilization than was reported in July, an 8 percent increase in world cereal stocks could be possible.

- International prices of most cereals